
Activities 1
Mapping and access to stakeholders within Delhi
The on-going COVID-19 pandemic has exposed vulnerabilities in the health systems all across the globe. On the other hand, the threat has also provided an extra-ordinary opportunity for a collective multi-sectoral response achieved with systems thinking and coordinated local execution. Most importantly, it has demonstrated the need for an effective digital backdrop that connects stakeholder organizations and ensures a rapid response towards mitigation of epidemics in a concerted manner. This has motivated the formation of the Precision Health, Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare theme of DRIIV.
Highlight: The team has developed #Strainflow Dashboard that analyses changes in the genomic sequencing of the COVID virus and gives an early warning up to two months in advance about the next spike in infection rates. This allows policyholders, across countries, adequate lead time for appropriate interventions. (This system is applicable for any infectious disease that has a potential to cause a pandemic).
The following broad activities are proposed for a rapid response epidemic preparedness framework:
Mapping and access to stakeholders within Delhi
Large-scale diagnostics
Big-data analytics and modelling
Vaccine development research
Policy and Advocacy
Data architectures and Digital Health products
Infodemic Management and Social Media research.
Knowledge Synthesis.
Innovations in education and skilling for sustained multi-disciplinary engagement.